A street vendor in Vietnam and a customer impressed with
this unusual fruit.

To increase the drama of eating this fruit,
make a Hitchcock face.

This is a farm in Thailand. A young tourist is touching
a fruit gingerly.

The 3 wisemen from the West was taken
at 2006 Pitaya Festival. On the left is Mr.
Edgar Valdivia, the host of the Festival. In the middle is
Mr. Paul Thomson who is a pioneer of the pitahaya
in California (30+ years). Mr. Paul Thomson wrote a book on pitahaya culture
for the growers in California. On the right is Mr. Leo Manuel who runs
the PITAHAYA GROUP in Yahoo. Mr. Leo Manuel also edits the
pitahaya newsletter. The pitahaya book by Thomson is also
available
by mail order from Mr. Leo Manuel.

Mr. Edgar Valdivia in the Simi Valley is a member of
California Rare Fruit Growers. Mr. Valdivia is a major personality
spreading the word and organizing Pitaya Festivals in Southern California.

Mr. Paul Thomson was at the 2007 Pitaya Festival.
Mr. Ramiro Lobo is on the right side in the photo.
Ramiro has a good collection of self fruiting red
flesh and white flesh dragon fruits growning in Irvine.
Ramiro is the Small Farm Advisor at the University of California
Cooperative Extension in San Diego County. His office is in San Marcos,
California. He is willing to share his experience with this
plant. Office number is (760)752-4724.
www.cesandiego.ucdavis.edu.

The red color can stain tongue, clothes, urine, toilet.

This fruit grows from a vine cactus. This photo is taken in Asia.
A plant that is properly managed can produce a large number of fruits.

George Emerich grows dragon fruit from his home at the north side of San Diego
County. This is a very productive plant growing in a jacaranda tree.
After the photo was taken, the plant became too heavy for
the jacaranda tree. Since than, the tree broke and everything
fell to the ground.

Pots of dragon fruits for gift and decoration, by Rainbow Divers in Vietnam

Dragon fruit is a nice prop for children photos.

The unmistakable bright color skin and white flesh.

Jiang Yiyan in Marie Clarie magazine in China.

Tutti Frutti series of self-portraits made by Cristina Otero in Spain.

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